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professorpski · 1 year

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Married in 1965 at the History Museum South Bend

This silk crepe dress from 1965 show some of the changes that happened during that decade in the world of fashion. It appears in Unveiled: Wedding Traditions which runs through January 8, 2023 at the History Museum South Bend, Indiana, and was worn by Sarah Elizabeth Lurton when she married Dr. Lester Lamon.

The dress is a sheath in silhouette, a look that became very popular in the mid-1950s. Sheath were cut so slender that women squeezed into them via various foundation garments, or girdles, or shapewear in today’s lingo. You can see here the darts that shape the dress to the body at the waist, and bustline. But most 1950s sheaths were far more detailed, often they had pieced bodices, collars, and even trim cuffs on their sleeves.

Here, instead, you see the move towards a starker garment. The shape is very simple, the neckline very deep, and the only ornamentation are the sleeves cut of lace fabric embroidered with pearls. Notice that the sleeves end with the shaped scallops of lace instead of a turned up hem. Lurton wore a single strand of pearls around her neck and a puff of veiling as a hat on the top of her head. And, of course, it is a short dress, not a longer, more formal gown. So, although this was a formal occasion and a formal dress, it was less elaborate than wedding dresses from earlier in the century, thus marking a clear shift to a simpler aesthetic and etiquette.

For more on the exhibition, go here: https://www.historymuseumsb.org/see-do/exhibits-2/

#1950s fashions #1960s fashions #20th century fashions #vintage fashion #costume exhibition #dress exhibition #fashion exhibition #fashion history #dress history #costume history #unveiled wedding traditions #history museum south bend #vintage wedding dress #vintage wedding dresses #vintage wedding gown #wedding gown #sheath dress #formal wear #history of formal wear

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paintingispoetry · 3 months

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Vittorio Reggianini, La Soirée, ca. 1880-1938

#vittorio reggianini #reggianini #19th century art #20th century art #history of fashion #painting #art #academic art

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die-rosastrasse · 7 months

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Hans Zatzka

Austrian, 1859-1945

The Belly Dancer (details)

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eirene · 28 days

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Semper Vivit Amor

Eugen von Blaas

#oil on canvas #19th century #20th century #art #painting #fashion #portrait #italian art #Eugen von Blaas

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cozylittleartblog · 1 year

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i now understand how certain people felt when harpy eda was revealed 😳

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#toh #the owl house #toh fanart #lilith clawthorne #hooty #toh finale #watching and dreaming #captioned #WOW. WOOO OW. GOODNESS. MA'AM. QPR PLEASE??? PLEASE??? WOW #i both literally am her and i want to kiss her. Wow!#she is the ideal woman. her particularly early 20th century fashion sense. she's a big nerd. she appreciates history. she's aroace. she's a #bird lady who can fly. she has curly hair. Oh Jeez It Does Not Get Better Than That #sorry anyway i cant believe i won twice in a row with ladies (queen and lilith) who are specifically tailored to me and no one else /j #digital art #illustration #a small victory against my art block even though this took like 4 or 5 days to chip through. but i did it #there are some parts i feel a little clueless about so #critiques welcome #lilith please pick me up and fly my gay ass off into the sunset please im beg

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jewellery-box · 5 months

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ORGANDY WEDDING GOWN, 1940s

#stunning #wedding dress #wedding gown #20th century #fashion history #historical fashion

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leulahart · 3 months

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Some more pre-canon doodles!

Alternative title: Katniss and her blondies :)

#hey look colored sketches #in my head district 12 everyday school clothing is akin to mid 20th century school fashion #i always liked the idea that the wrestling competition was some school event #and katniss pretends she doesnt notice but madge is like hmmmm #my art #thg #mine #artists on tumblr #sketch #doodles #katniss everdeen art #katniss everdeen #peeta mellark #madge undersee #primrose everdeen #everlark #pre canon

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fashionsfromhistory · 5 months

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Evening Dress

Jay's Ltd. (London, England)

c.1908

Victoria & Albert Museum (Accession Number: T.193&A-1970)

#evening dress #fashion history #historical fashion #1900s #england #1908 #pink #satin #silk #beading #turn of the century #20th century #v and a #v and a museum

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jeannepompadour · 5 months

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Paul Poiret costumes, photographed by Henri Manuel, circa 1920

#paul poiret #mdpcostume #fashion history #vintage #1920s #photography #20th century #costume #costume design #fashion #vintage fashion #henri manuel #historical costume #fancy dress #dress up #mdpvintage

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inthedarktrees · 8 months

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Marilyn Monroe poses for a portrait in her 20th Century-Fox dressing room, 1952 | Earl Theisen

#marilyn monroe #1950s #1950s fashion #reading #old hollywood #hollywood #50s #50s fashion #vintage fashion #script #dressing room #vintage #earl theisen #20th century-fox #photography #black and white

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anatomicalmartyr · 1 year

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Some well known aristocratic beauties of the late Victorian and the Edwardian era as depicted by John Singer Sargent and in photography

Lady Helen Vincent, Viscountess D'Abernon (1904) // Winifred, Duchess of Portland (1902) // Lady Agnew of Lochnaw (1892) // Millicent, Duchess of Sutherland (1904) // Consuelo Vanderbilt in The Marlborough Family (1904/05)

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tygerland · 7 months

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Giacomo Balla Dynamism of a Dog on a Leash. 1912. Oil on canvas: 89 × 109 cm (35 × 43 in).

#dogs #animals #art #oil painting #20th century #art history #1910s #lifestyle #giacomo balla #fashion #beauty #culture #style #artwork #pets #painting #vintage #design #dog #aesthetic #🎯

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edwardian-girl-next-door · 4 months

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Early 1910s Hairstyles

Gerda Ring (1910-1915) via the Olso Museum // Gertrude Vanderbilt, American art collector and sculptor (1910) via wikipedia // Princess Patricia of Connaught (1912) via npg.org.uk // Anne Johnson of St. Louis (1913) via wikipedia // Hazel Dawn, American actress (1913) via David Shields on pinterest // Ruth Findlay, American actress (1914) via wikipedia